KR102463756B1 - Smart brick toy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart block toy, and includes a plurality of variable blocks capable of changing information displayed by themselves, and a cradle electrically connectable to at least one of the plurality of variable blocks. The cradle may communicate with the smart terminal, and the cradle may sequentially collect information on each of the successively connected variable blocks while being connected to at least one variable block and transmit the information to the smart terminal.

Description

Smart block toy {SMART BRICK TOY}

The present invention relates to a smart block toy, and more particularly, to a smart block toy technology capable of various learning in conjunction with a smart terminal.

Block toys have been used as toys that can induce pleasure in the process of completing the overall combination of each block prepared in a number of pieces in various arrangement methods. It has been developed into a form that can be improved naturally.

In this regard, the applicant of the present invention disclosed the "block in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-0602591" so that learning is naturally induced through the process of the user playing with the block toy, so that the user's language and arithmetic ability can be improved more easily and effectively. Toys" (announcement date: July 25, 2006), when the user completes sentences and formulas through appropriate combinations between blocks, outputs corresponding sound and screen information, thereby effectively improving the user's language learning, arithmetic learning, and intelligence development. Inducible block toys have been presented. These block toys can greatly increase the effect of learning because children can learn while touching the blocks.

In addition, the applicant of the present invention, through "Block Toys" of Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1552255 (announcement date: September 9, 2015), in addition to the general blocks each displaying specific information, without having their own information A block toy including a control block to analyze the combination was presented.

And the direction of development of block toy-related technologies proposed by the applicant of the present invention is further developed in the case where one block displays one piece of information, and Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1712487 "Smart Block Toy" (announced date: March 2017) Through .7.), a technique that expands the amount of information that one block can represent to two or more is presented. Here, in the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1712487, the first information is displayed on the first side of the general block, the second information is displayed on the second side, and the first information and the second information are displayed in the general block. The above technology is implemented by including a chip in which each identification code is stored.

The applicant of the present invention furthermore, through the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0025465 "Smart Block Toys" (published date: 2020.3.10.) through the lack of a specific block to be used in a plurality of block combinations for the convenience of the user Block toy technology including universal blocks that can be used as a substitute has been proposed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a smart block toy technology that enables various learning. In particular, the present invention intends to propose a new configuration of a smart block that enables learning of an innumerable number of blocks without increasing the number of blocks.

An object of the present invention is to present a technology that can significantly lower the manufacturing cost of smart block toys.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology that enables new learning to be added after the purchase of the smart block toy without additional purchase, change, or upgrade of the smart block toy.

The technical problems to be solved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned are clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. it could be

In order to solve the above technical problem, a smart block toy according to an aspect of the present invention is electrically connected to a plurality of variable blocks capable of changing the information displayed by themselves, and at least one or more of the plurality of variable blocks. Possible cradles may be included. Here, the cradle may communicate with the smart terminal, and the cradle may sequentially collect information on each of the successively connected variable blocks while being connected to at least one variable block and transmit the information to the smart terminal.

In addition, each of the plurality of variable blocks may include a connection terminal for electrically connecting to an adjacent variable block or the cradle, and an information display unit for displaying information displayed therein. The cradle includes a connection terminal for electrical connection with the variable block, a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with the smart terminal, and a power supply unit capable of supplying power to the cradle itself or at least one variable block connected to the cradle. may include Serial communication may be performed between the cradle, the variable block, and the variable blocks, and wireless communication may be performed between the cradle and the smart terminal.

Wireless communication may be performed between at least one variable block connected to the cradle and the smart terminal. The wireless communication may be a Bluetooth method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cradle may sequentially transmit a series of information selected by a user from the smart terminal to the connected at least one variable block, and the at least one variable block connected to the cradle is the The information displayed by itself can be changed according to the information sequentially transmitted through the cradle.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one variable block connected to the cradle may receive a series of information selected by a user from the smart terminal, and may change the information displayed by itself according to the received information. have.

In this case, a MAC address (Media Access Control Address) is allocated to each of the plurality of variable blocks, and the cradle may transmit the MAC address of each of the at least one variable block connected to the cradle to the smart terminal.

The cradle may include a cradle for holding the smart terminal.

The smart terminal may output an analysis result by analyzing a combination of information of the variable blocks transmitted from the cradle.

The method for changing display information of a smart block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed in conjunction with a smart block toy including a plurality of variable blocks and a cradle described above from the standpoint of a smart terminal, and the following steps: from the cradle receiving an identification code of a variable block connected to the cradle or a combination of identification codes of variable blocks; receiving a variable block connected to the cradle or information desired to be displayed by the variable blocks; and transmitting an identification code of information to be changed for each variable block and image data to the cradle.

The method for changing the display information of a smart block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention is performed in conjunction with a smart block toy including a plurality of variable blocks and a cradle described above from the standpoint of a smart terminal, and the following steps: requesting the MAC address of the attached variable block or variable blocks; receiving, from the cradle, a MAC address or a combination of MAC addresses of a variable block or variable blocks connected to the cradle; pairing with a variable block corresponding to the MAC address or variable blocks corresponding to a combination of the MAC address; receiving a variable block connected to the cradle or information desired to be displayed by the variable blocks; and transmitting an identification code of information to be changed for each variable block and image data to each variable block.

One aspect of the present invention may include a recording medium in which a program for implementing any one of the above-described information change methods is stored.

A learning method using a smart block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed in conjunction with a smart block toy including a plurality of variable blocks and a cradle described above from the standpoint of a smart terminal, and the following steps: receiving a combination of identification codes of variable blocks connected to the cradle; analyzing a combination of the identification codes; and outputting a result for the combination. In addition, the learning method may further include the step of presenting a learning guide to the user before the step of receiving the combination of the identification codes of the variable blocks.

An aspect of the present invention may include a recording medium in which a program for implementing the above-described learning method is stored.

The present invention configured as described above has the effect of infinitely broadening the scalability of the smart block toy.

The smart block toy according to the present invention enables various learning such as Hangul, English words, English sentence making, mathematics, music, art, and coding with only a certain number of blocks.

And, according to the present invention, when new content learning is added after the user purchases the smart block toy, the user does not additionally purchase a smart block toy reflecting the learning of the new content or upgrade the block toy that the user has. learning can be performed.

In addition, since the smart block toy according to the present invention does not need to provide a complicated and expensive processing unit in the block, it is possible to significantly lower the manufacturing cost of the smart block toy.

1 schematically shows the structure of a smart block toy system composed of a smart block toy and a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of a variable block according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view schematically showing the structure of a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing information of a variable block in an information change mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates an example of changing information for learning English words according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing information of a variable block in an information change mode according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure performed in a learning mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates an example of learning English words according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts not related to the gist of the present invention are omitted, and the same reference numerals are added to the same or similar elements throughout the specification.

In addition, the terms used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited in the dictionary meaning, and based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term to describe his invention in the best way, It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention.

1 schematically shows the structure of a smart block toy system composed of a smart block toy and a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart block toy system 1000 is a smart block toy including a plurality of variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e and a cradle 200, and a smart terminal 300. includes

The variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e display the information they represent, and this information is not fixed, but can be changed by a procedure occurring in the information change mode. For example, the variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e may each represent an English character at a specific point in time, but may each represent a number and an operation symbol after information change, and may represent an English word after information change again, and After changing the information again, the scale may be displayed, and after changing the information again, different colors may be displayed. The procedure of the information change mode for changing the information displayed by the variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e will be described in detail later.

The cradle 200 supplies power to at least one connected variable block 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e, and at the same time, one variable block or variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e. It intervenes between the combination and the smart terminal 300 and serves to connect each other. For example, when a combination of the variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e is connected to the cradle 200, the cradle 200 provides information on each of the variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e. may be sequentially collected and transmitted to the smart terminal 300 . Then, the smart terminal 300 can recognize the number of variable blocks connected to the cradle 200 and information on each of the variable blocks in the order in which they are connected.

The smart terminal 300 is a device capable of processing, analyzing, and determining information by itself because it has a microprocessor and RAM, and includes, for example, a smartphone, a smart pad, a tablet, a smart TV, and the like. Hereinafter, it is assumed that an application capable of interworking with a smart block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention is stored in the smart terminal 300 . The smart block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention operates in conjunction with the smart terminal 300 that is already widely spread to the public even if the block or cradle itself does not include an expensive processing unit, and thus information change mode and learning to be described in detail later. mode can be performed.

The cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 can communicate with each other. Although the cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 may be directly connected and communicated by wire, it is preferable to communicate wirelessly such as Bluetooth for convenience of use.

The cradle 200 and the variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, and 100e can communicate through serial communication through a connection terminal, for example, a pogo terminal.

The variable blocks 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e and the smart terminal 300 may be configured to be able to communicate only through the cradle 200 (see the first embodiment below), and wireless connection such as Bluetooth It can also be configured to communicate with each other by (refer to the second embodiment below).

In addition, for convenience of use, the cradle 200 may be provided with a cradle (eg, a cradle groove) that can stand and mount the smart terminal 300 .

2 schematically shows the structure of a variable block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the variable block 100 has a connection terminal 110 for electrical connection with an adjacent variable block or cradle 200 . The connection terminals 110 may be disposed in pairs on left and right surfaces of the variable block 100 opposite to each other, respectively. However, the surface on which the connection terminals are disposed is not limited thereto, and the variable blocks 100 may be disposed on any surface in a direction in which they can be connected to each other. 2 illustrates four connection terminals 110 including a +/− power supply terminal and a +/− data communication terminal on one side of the variable block 100 . However, the number of connection terminals is not limited thereto. The connection terminal may be made of, for example, a pogo terminal. Communication between the variable blocks 100 and the communication between the variable blocks 100 and the cradle 200 through the connection terminal 110 may be performed through serial communication.

In addition, a magnetic material is disposed on the surface on which the connection terminal 110 is formed in the variable block 100 so that it can be more easily combined with an adjacent variable block or cradle.

The variable block 100 may further include a storage unit 120 for storing information received from the cradle 200 or the smart terminal 300 . This information becomes the variable block 100's own information to be displayed externally. For example, the information may be in Korean such as 'a', 'b', 'a', and 'ㅑ', or English letters such as 'A', 'B', 'C', '1', ' It may be a number such as 2', '3', an operation symbol such as '+', '-', or '=', or it may be an English word such as 'CAT', 'IS', 'SMALL', or 'do' It may be a scale such as , 're' or 'mi', or it may be a color such as red, yellow, and blue. Such information may be stored in the storage unit 120 as an identification code and image data matched to the corresponding information. Here, the identification code matched to the stored information (eg, the identification code 9901 assigned to the information 'A') may be used like the identification code of the variable block 100 in the learning mode or the information change mode. As a result, the need to assign a separate identification code to each variable block 100 is eliminated. Therefore, the variable block 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention does not have a fixed identification code unique to each variable block. Thereby, the manufacturing of the variable block 100 can be further simplified.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a band of an identification code corresponding to information may be separately set for each learning field. For example, the information of the Hangul attribute may be allocated to the identification code of the 9001-9200 band, and the information of the alphabet attribute may be allocated to the identification code of the 9901-9999 band. A table of identification codes matching each information is stored in the smart terminal 300 .

In addition, the variable block 100 may further include an information display unit 130 that displays the received information on a partial region of the outer surface. In detail, what is displayed on the information display unit 130 is image data of the corresponding information. The information display unit 130 may include, but is not limited to, e-paper, LED, OLED, liquid crystal display, etc. having a function of displaying changeable information.

When the variable block 100 is configured to communicate with the smart terminal 300 according to a second embodiment to be described later, the variable block 100 includes a communication unit (not shown) for wirelessly communicating with the smart terminal 300 . It may further include, and may further include a MAC address storage unit (not shown) for storing its own MAC address.

3 schematically shows the structure of a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the cradle 200 is a connection terminal 210 for electrical connection with the variable block 100, a communication unit 220 capable of wirelessly communicating with the smart terminal 300, and a power supply unit ( 230).

Although the connection terminal 210 is shown only on one surface of the cradle 200 in FIG. 3 , it is also possible to have connection terminals on a plurality of surfaces. The connection terminal 210 of the cradle 200 is arranged to mate with the connection terminal 110 of the variable block 100 . A magnetic material may be disposed on one surface of the cradle 200 on which the connection terminal 210 is formed so that the cradle 200 can be better coupled with the variable block 100 .

The cradle 200 may communicate with the smart terminal 300 wirelessly through the communication unit 220 , for example, in a Bluetooth method. Specifically, the cradle 200 may transmit the combination information of the variable blocks connected thereto to the smart terminal 300 through the communication unit 220 . Combination information of variable blocks means a combination of identification codes corresponding to information stored by a series of variable blocks connected to the cradle 200, respectively.

The power supply unit 230 of the cradle 200 may supply power not only to the cradle itself but also to the variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle. For example, when the information display unit 130 of the variable block 100 is provided with electronic paper, the variable block 100 is connected to the cradle 200 through the connection terminal 110 to the power supply unit 230 of the cradle 200 . ), the information of the information display unit 130 may be maintained as it is when connected to the cradle 200 even when the power is supplied from the cradle 200 and separated from the cradle 200 . Therefore, in this case, there is no need to provide a separate power supply in the variable block 100 .

However, if the information display unit 130 of the variable block 100 is composed of LCD, LED, OLED, etc., even if the variable block 100 is separated from the cradle 200, it is separately stored in the variable block 100 to maintain the changed information. of the power supply can be configured.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing information of a variable block in an information change mode according to the first embodiment of the present invention. For reference, the information change mode is a mode of performing a procedure of changing information indicated by the variable blocks according to a program that the user wants to learn before learning using the variable blocks.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the variable block 100 may communicate with the smart terminal 300 only via the cradle 200 . In this case, the variable block 100 does not have a separate communication unit for communicating with the smart terminal 300 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , communication between the variable block 100 and the cradle 200 is performed through serial communication, and communication between the cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 is performed through wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

When a user connects a combination of a series of variable blocks 100 to the cradle 200 , a combination of identification codes of information stored in each of the variable blocks 100 may be transmitted to the cradle 200 . If the user connects one variable block 100 to the cradle 200 , an identification code of information stored in the connected variable block 100 may be transmitted to the cradle 200 .

If there is no information stored therein by using the variable block 100 for the first time, an identification code temporarily assigned when the variable block 100 is manufactured may be transmitted.

The cradle 200 may transmit a combination of the received identification codes or the identification code to the smart terminal 300 . The smart terminal 300 may recognize the number and order of the variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle 200 from a combination of the received identification codes. As described above, the identification code of the information stored in each variable block 100 may be recognized by the smart terminal 300 like the identification code of the corresponding variable block 100 .

Then, the user may select and input desired information from among the information displayed on the screen of the smart terminal 300 . Here, the 'desired information' corresponds to the change information that the user wants each variable block to be newly displayed.

When the smart terminal 300 receives the information to be changed from the user, it sequentially transmits the identification code and image data of the information to be changed to the cradle 200 .

Then, the cradle 200 sequentially transmits the identification code and image data of the information to be changed received from the smart terminal 300 to the variable blocks 100 .

Through serial communication, the variable blocks 100 are allocated identification codes of change information and image data in the order in which they are connected to the cradle 200 and store them. Then, the variable blocks 100 respectively display the received change information through the information display unit 130 .

The variable block 100 may function, for example, as an English block for learning English, as a math block for learning mathematics, or as a Hangul block for learning Korean according to the change information. . That is, the user can enjoy the effect of changing the function or property of the block by the variable block 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. And since the display information of the variable block 100 can be changed according to the learning program, the scalability of the smart block toy according to the present invention is limitless.

5 illustrates an example of changing information for learning English words according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 exemplifies a process of changing the display information of the variable block 100 connected to the cradle 200 to the letter 'T'. The screen of the smart terminal 300 displays 'A', 'I', 'N', 'R', 'T', and 'S' buttons to make the variable block 100 into English blocks. . The user selects 'T' among the six buttons. The information 'T' is transmitted to the variable block 100 through the cradle 200, and the variable block 100 displays the letter 'T' on the information display unit 130 disposed on the front side. Although only one variable block 100 is connected to the cradle 200 in FIG. 5 , a combination of several variable blocks may be connected. When a combination of variable blocks is connected, it is possible to change information of several variable blocks at once. For example, when a combination of three variable blocks is connected to the cradle 200 and the user selects the 'T', 'A', and 'N' buttons on the screen of the smart terminal 300, each of the three variable blocks is 'T' Now, the letters 'A' and 'N' are displayed.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing information of a variable block in an information change mode according to a second embodiment of the present invention. For simplification of explanation, the same description as that applied to the first embodiment will be omitted below, and parts different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the variable block 100 may directly communicate with the smart terminal 300 wirelessly (eg, via Bluetooth) when receiving change information. In this case, the variable block 100 includes a separate communication unit for communicating with the smart terminal 300 . Also, the variable block 100 may further include a MAC address storage unit for storing its MAC address.

As shown in FIG. 6 , communication between the variable block 100 and the cradle 200 is performed through serial communication, and communication between the cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 is performed through wireless communication such as Bluetooth, and the variable block After the (100) and the smart terminal 300 are paired, the communication between the variable block 100 and the smart terminal 300 may be performed by wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

If it is assumed that the variable blocks 100 do not recognize whether the learning mode or the information change mode is used, when the user connects a combination of a series of variable blocks 100 to the cradle 200, each of the variable blocks 100 is A combination of identification codes of the stored information may be transmitted to the cradle 200 . If the user connects one variable block 100 to the cradle 200 , an identification code of information stored in the connected variable block 100 may be transmitted to the cradle 200 .

The cradle 200 may transmit a combination of the received identification codes or the identification code to the smart terminal 300 . The smart terminal 300 may recognize the number and order of the variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle 200 from a combination of the received identification codes. As described above, the identification code of the information stored in each variable block 100 may be recognized by the smart terminal 300 like the identification code of the corresponding variable block 100 .

However, in the second embodiment, when the variable blocks 100 are notified of the information change mode and already recognized that the variable blocks 100 are in the information change mode, the identification code of the information stored in the variable block 100 is set to the cradle ( Steps transmitted to the smart terminal 300 through the 200) can be omitted.

The smart terminal 300 may request the MAC address of the variable blocks 100 from the cradle 200 to be paired with the variable blocks 100 , and the cradle 200 is connected to the variable blocks 100 . You can request their MAC addresses from

In response, the series of variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle 200 may transmit a combination of MAC addresses to the cradle 200 in the order in which they are connected. If there is only one variable block 100 connected to the cradle 200, only the MAC address of the variable block may be transmitted.

The cradle 200 may again transmit a combination of MAC addresses to the smart terminal 300 , and the smart terminal 300 may attempt pairing with the variable blocks 100 based on the received MAC addresses. When pairing is established between the smart terminal 300 and the variable blocks 100 , the smart terminal 300 can directly communicate with each of the variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle 200 through a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth. do.

When pairing between the smart terminal 300 and the variable blocks 100 is successful, the user may select and input desired information from among the information displayed on the screen of the smart terminal 300 . Here, the 'desired information' corresponds to the change information that the user wants each variable block to be newly displayed.

When the smart terminal 300 receives the information to be changed from the user, the identification code and image data of the information to be changed are sequentially transmitted directly to the variable blocks 100 . In this case, without going through the cradle 200 , the smart terminal 300 allocates each information to each MAC address and transmits it directly to each variable block 100 , so that information change can be performed more quickly.

The variable blocks 100 receive and store the identification code and image data of the change information transmitted from the smart terminal 300 are allocated. Then, the variable blocks 100 respectively display the received change information through the information display unit 130 . The variable block 100 may notify the success or failure of performing information change to the smart terminal 300 prior to displaying the change information.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure performed in a learning mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. For reference, the learning mode is a mode in which a user actually performs learning using a combination of variable blocks in a state in which the variable blocks respectively represent specific information after the information change mode. In the learning mode, when the user attaches the variable blocks 100 to the cradle 200 after connecting them to each other by combining the variable blocks 100 according to the learning purpose, the smart terminal 300 analyzes the combination of the variable blocks 100 and provides information on the combination. You can give feedback. Alternatively, after the user attaches the variable blocks 100 to the cradle 200 one by one, when the combination is completed, a separate trigger signal may be input, and then the smart terminal 300 responds to the trigger signal to display the variable blocks. It is possible to analyze the combination of the 100 and give a feedback thereto.

As shown in FIG. 7 , communication between the variable block 100 and the cradle 200 is performed through serial communication, and communication between the cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 is performed through wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

The learning mode may start with the smart terminal 300 presenting a learning guide. For example, the smart terminal 300 may display an image that can guide the user's learning in this step, or may pose a question visually through a screen or by voice through a speaker. The step of presenting the learning guide increases the effect of learning when the user is young and allows the user to perform learning smoothly without the help of others. However, the step of presenting the learning guide is not a necessary step but an optional step.

When a user connects a combination of a series of variable blocks 100 to the cradle 200 , a combination of identification codes of information stored in each of the variable blocks 100 may be transmitted to the cradle 200 .

The cradle 200 may transmit a combination of the received identification codes or the identification code to the smart terminal 300 .

The identification code of the information stored in each variable block 100 may be recognized by the cradle 200 or the smart terminal 300 as if an identification code of the corresponding variable block 100 . Since the identification codes of the variable blocks 100 connected to the cradle 200 are transmitted to the cradle 200 and the smart terminal 300 in the order in which they are connected, the smart terminal 300 is a cradle ( The number and order of the variable blocks 100 connected to 200 may be recognized.

When the smart terminal 300 receives a combination of identification codes, the smart terminal 300 may analyze the combination of identification codes. For example, it is assumed that the identification code indicating 'A' is 9901, the identification code indicating 'N' is assumed to be 9914, and it is assumed that the identification code indicating 'T' is 9920. If the smart terminal 300 receives the data [9901, 9914, 9920], the combination information 'ANT' can be checked from the information table or database stored in the smart terminal 300, and an ant picture is displayed on the screen as feedback. It can be displayed or output through the screen or speaker that the corresponding combination is the correct answer.

8 illustrates an example of learning English words according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, learning English words may be performed after the user changes information so that the variable blocks 100 respectively represent English characters in the information change mode.

As described above, the smart terminal 300 may first present a screen that can guide the user's learning. 8 illustrates that the smart terminal 300 displays a picture of an ant.

Users can combine the variable blocks marked with 'A', variable blocks marked with 'N', and variable blocks marked with letter 'T' in order to match the English word corresponding to the ant while looking at the picture of the ant. The user can then attach the combined variable blocks to the cradle 200 . The cradle 200 may receive a combination of identification codes stored in the variable blocks in the order of the connected variable blocks and transmit them to the smart terminal 300 .

The smart terminal 300 may determine that the combination information of the connected variable blocks 100 is consistent with the ant figure presented as a learning guide by analyzing the combination of the identification codes. In response to this, the smart terminal 300 may notify the user of the correct answer through a screen or a speaker.

If the user connects and combines the variable blocks 100 in the order of 'A', 'T', and 'N', and then attaches them to the cradle 200, the smart terminal 300 indicates that the combination information is incorrect. will inform

8 illustrates only English word learning, after changing the variable blocks 100 to numbers and arithmetic codes in the information change mode, mathematical learning can be performed, and in the information change mode, the variable blocks 100 are converted into Korean After making changes, you can learn Hangul. In addition, various learning programs can be performed by changing the properties of the variable blocks 100 in various ways, such as scale, color, cooking ingredients, English words, Chinese, and the like.

In addition, the smart terminal 300 may have a function of helping the user to learn and manage learning by collecting the user's learning records when the user learns using the smart block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the smart terminal 300 may help the user's learning management while communicating with the remote smart block learning server, and may download an updated learning program from the smart block learning server. When the updated learning program is downloaded to the smart terminal 300 , the user may change the display information of the variable blocks 100 to match the updated learning program.

Since the above embodiment is only the most basic example of the present invention, it should not be understood that the present invention is limited to the above embodiment, and the scope of the present invention is understood as the following claims and their equivalents. will have to

1000: smart block toy system
100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e: variable block
110: connection terminal
120: storage
130: information display unit
200: cradle
210: connection terminal
220: communication department
230: power supply
300: smart terminal

Claims (7)

As a smart block toy,
a plurality of variable blocks capable of changing the information displayed by themselves; and
A cradle electrically connectable to at least one of the plurality of variable blocks
including,
The cradle is capable of communicating with a smart terminal,
In a state in which the cradle is connected to at least one variable block, information of each of the successively connected variable blocks may be sequentially collected and transmitted to the smart terminal,
Each of the plurality of variable blocks,
a connection terminal for electrical connection with an adjacent variable block or the cradle; and
Information display unit that displays the information it represents
including,
The cradle is
a connection terminal for electrical connection with the variable block;
a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with the smart terminal; and
A power supply unit capable of supplying power to the cradle itself or to at least one variable block connected to the cradle
includes,
Serial communication is performed between the cradle, the variable block, and the variable blocks,
Wireless communication is performed between the cradle and the smart terminal,
The cradle may sequentially transmit a series of information selected by a user from the smart terminal to the connected at least one variable block,
At least one variable block connected to the cradle may change information displayed by itself according to information sequentially transmitted through the cradle,
The variable block is characterized in that it does not have a fixed identification code unique to each variable block.
Smart Block Toys. delete According to claim 1,
Wireless communication can be performed between at least one variable block connected to the cradle and the smart terminal
Smart Block Toys. delete According to claim 1,
At least one variable block connected to the cradle can receive a series of information selected by the user from the smart terminal, and can change the information displayed by itself according to the received information.
Smart Block Toys. 6. The method of claim 5,
A MAC address (Media Access Control Address) is assigned to each of the plurality of variable blocks,
The cradle may transmit the MAC address of each of at least one variable block connected to the cradle to the smart terminal.
Smart Block Toys. According to claim 1,
The smart terminal is capable of outputting an analysis result by analyzing a combination of information of variable blocks transmitted from the cradle.
Smart Block Toys.

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